GR teen shot to death; one held

i loved him so much

rest in peace!

Kinda makes that little cat fight at wayland high school look small doesnt it.This is a assault and murder and attack.

It's so sad to see just about every week a teenager getting shot in Grand Rapids. There lives haven't even really begun and they are over. It always seems to happen around 2 a.m....I wish the parents could get their kids in say maybe at 1:00...then we might not have to read about their kids dying. Sorry for the family.

RIP homie!

What is the curfew? Is it enforced?

Im sure the reason wasn't even close to being worth a persons life. This is the sad thing about todays society. I can see shooting to protect you or your loved ones lifes in self defense but this is just insanity. Guess the Glock has to stay within arms reach at all times just to defend myself.

I agree with Pedro....2 more wannabes thugs gone forever...the street is a safer place today. Its a good way to clean up the community I'd say, just keep it in their neighborhood I'd say..

This must stop!!!
Loosing your life before it start is not cool!!
My prayers are with his family

@I am who I am

Sad to say, but I'm guessing the parents weren't involved in the kids' lives much to begin with.

Bubb wrote:

I agree with Pedro....2 more wannabes thugs gone forever...the street is a safer place today. Its a good way to clean up the community I'd say, just keep it in their neighborhood I'd say..

I dont agree with you saying keep it in "their" neighborhood. How about keep it in no ones neighborhood. Just stop the killing all together!!

Why are some people obsessed with the “time” things happen? It’s not as if many of these conflicts would not manifest during the hours of 7:00 AM to 10:00 PM, if people were somehow locked into their homes at night. It’s like how in some places, like LA and Chicago, the violence is blamed on “gangs”. It’s not as if that these cities would have lower murder rates if there were no “gangs”., given that that many cities without similar degrees of gang membership have much higher rates of murder. New Orleans for example:

There are very good parents who are doing the best that they can….whose children become perpetrators and or victims of violent crime. Yes there are bad parents, but there are good parents too. I know, I have a brother who was into the streets and violent crime in the 80’s. Those same parents of his, mine, produced a child who earned a bachelor of science in computer science and who was an honor role student. How do you explain that? Same parents….different results. My father was a minister and mother is the nicest and most caring person on this earth. Reality does not fit neatly into the perceptions of armchair behavioral psychologist.

The metrics of a good or bad parent is not determined by the outcome of the children alone. One has to look at the challenges and pressures that some environments come with more than do others. The fact that your parents did not raise someone who committed or was a victim of violent crime does not make your parents “better” than those who did. You cannot judge unless you walked in the same shoes…..but you will and you do judge.

sighhhh...happens so much...kinda ho-hum

Why are some people obsessed with the “time” things happen? It’s not as if many of these conflicts would not manifest during the hours of 7:00 AM to 10:00 PM, if people were somehow locked into their homes at night.

Not alot of good things happen after 11pm with young people involved.

Brother Noah wrote:

Why are some people obsessed with the “time” things happen? It’s not as if many of these conflicts would not manifest during the hours of 7:00 AM to 10:00 PM, if people were somehow locked into their homes at night. It’s like how in some places, like LA and Chicago, the violence is blamed on “gangs”. It’s not as if that these cities would have lower murder rates if there were no “gangs”., given that that many cities without similar degrees of gang membership have much higher rates of murder. New Orleans for example:
There are very good parents who are doing the best that they can….whose children become perpetrators and or victims of violent crime. Yes there are bad parents, but there are good parents too. I know, I have a brother who was into the streets and violent crime in the 80’s. Those same parents of his, mine, produced a child who earned a bachelor of science in computer science and who was an honor role student. How do you explain that? Same parents….different results. My father was a minister and mother is the nicest and most caring person on this earth. Reality does not fit neatly into the perceptions of armchair behavioral psychologist.
The metrics of a good or bad parent is not determined by the outcome of the children alone. One has to look at the challenges and pressures that some environments come with more than do others. The fact that your parents did not raise someone who committed or was a victim of violent crime does not make your parents “better” than those who did. You cannot judge unless you walked in the same shoes…..but you will and you do judge.

So well said.

this comment is to ote for pedro or whatever so u sayin as long as two "thugs" off the street than its ok that a family lost a son, a brother, a father, a best friend, a cousin and alla that, i wish i would c u on the street and u say somethin like that about my family!!

Typical White Person wrote:

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Early to bed, early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise - Ben Franklin
The "time" issue will always be brought up by responsible parents. Irresponsible parents don't care. My parents told me "nothing good happens after dark". Sure looks like they were right all these years.
Plus, it was a weekday - why wasn't the young man in bed getting some rest for work the next day?

That isnt the point! You o'so perfect people gets on my damn nerves. He probably didnt have a job. Its not easy to get those nowadays or have you not cared to notice that. You don't know, I don't know except for whomever was there at the time as to what happened. Not Typical White Person, Typical Idiot!!!

u know what juss cuz u think u know him cuz he was on the news dont mean **** he was a good guy, ur pretty much sayin that becuz hes been in trouble b4 that a family should lose a son, a brother, a father and a loved one! people like u are the reason our society is so messed up!

Bubb wrote:

I agree with Pedro....2 more wannabes thugs gone forever...the street is a safer place today. Its a good way to clean up the community I'd say, just keep it in their neighborhood I'd say..

You and Perdo dont have a clue. Just exsisting.....clueless and ignorant!!!

slitely u dont know our family so calm down!

First of all you need to calm down cuz u didn't even know Jordan, he was a good kid!